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UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs presents The Pushouts, a film featuring the story of Dr. Victor Rios. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with Dr.Victor Rios and the cast, as well as a dessert reception.

I WAS IN PRISON BEFORE I WAS EVEN BORN. So begins the story of Dr. Victor Rios who, by 15, was a high school dropout and gang member with three felony convictions and a death wish. But when a teacher's quiet persistence, a mentor's moral conviction, and his best friend's murder converge, Rios's path takes an unexpected turn. Through Rios's personal lens and its interplay with the stories of the young people of Yo!Watts, THE PUSHOUTS interrogates crucial questions of race, class, and power - and the promise and perils of education - at a particularly urgent time.